Surrey Homes | SH38 | December 2017 | Health & Beauty supplement inside

This page: The Cliff View room and adjacent mirror ball
shower room
based in Lambeth and by appointment to Her Majesty
the Queen. All the paint in the house is by them.
In a similar vein of continuity in both supplier and
aesthetic, all the hall and stair carpets are by Designer
Carpet, the brilliant bespoke carpet company. Shaun had
them intercut together a dark blue centre, with a chunky sea
green border, the edges whipped, creating a core statement
of the overall colour theme running through the house.
Leading off from it, the rooms on each floor are
brought together by a unifying scheme within the overall
themes. Starting at the top, is the family suite, which
includes the Cabin Room, a double at the back of the
house, but with the sea brought in via the collection of
framed needlepoint ship pictures hanging over the bed.
The walls are a gentle sage green, sharpened by a pair of
magnificent emerald green satin lampshades, on a standard
and table lamp – the first of an array of splendid shades
throughout the house. “They are copies of my auntie’s
lampshades,” says Shaun. “After she died, I cleared her house
and saved her lamps, but the shades were too worn out
to use, so I had them copied.” The sort of service he can
mention casually – knowing where to get such a thing done.
Next door, the Crow’s Nest is a splendid bunk bed den,
with a group of pressed brass plates with ship motifs,
echoing the maritime theme. In both rooms, the wall
lights are genuine nautical brass bulkhead lights from
Trinity Marine in Exeter. Another insider gem, they are
the world’s leading specialists in maritime antiques.
There’s yet another in the bathroom. The splendid
brass taps are from Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd, also by
appointment to Her Majesty – and it would seem to
Shaun. All the taps in the house are from there. Just
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